£475
GB.PENNY BLACKS 1840 (10 Sept) EL from the Isle of Man to Largs, Scotland bearing 1d intense black 'FD' from plate 6 with 4 large margins tied by crisp red MC cancellation, on reverse 'ISLE - OF - MAN / SP10 1840" double-lined cds. Fascinating letter enclosed "...much we see here reminds me of Scotland - all children without shoes & stockings - the Manx language sounds much like Gaelic - & the people wear short gowns - we awoke by the house being on fire - there were ladies in hysterics & gentlemen in merely their shirts, ladies only in their chemises..."
Lot 1204
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